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May 10th, 2007, 05:25 PM
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CRXus Maximus Arelues
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Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: North West NJ
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Problem with Ciera 3.1 liter
OK..... I need some love from my Domestics pals. I thought someone on this forum was a GM mechanic (don't remember who).
I picked up a Olds Ciera to flip. The car is a 1996 with only 56000 miles on it! Problem is now after closer inspection I think the head gasket(s) are blown. Extremely milky oil and antifreeze is VERY muddy and huge loss of power.
Question is I have been told the intake manifold gaskets on these engines are shit and that they go. I was also tod the intake has oil and antifreeze running through it so when the gaskets go the fluids mix. I have no idea why an intake would have oil running through it though...... is this true??
Second, I have a feeling I'm just gonna have to suck it up and do the head gaskets. Are they a pain in the ass?? Are there any tricks or things I need to look out for??
thanks!
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May 11th, 2007, 11:21 AM
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Electric Sheep
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Join Date: May 2006
Location: Ohio
Posts: 881
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what happens is the intake gaskets go to shit, then you start burning oil, when you shut the car off oil runs down the the runners to the cylinder
(blown head gasket symptoms) as for the oil and water mix. Push rod V 8 has a valley in the middle which oil drains down, when theses gaskets go bad the water runs down the valley
Edit: I was that gm mechanic btw
Last edited by ATISTANG; May 11th, 2007 at 11:40 AM..
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October 24th, 2007, 10:00 PM
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Electric Sheep
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Join Date: May 2006
Location: Ohio
Posts: 881
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did you ever fix the problem?
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October 24th, 2007, 11:49 PM
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CRXus Maximus Arelues
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Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: North West NJ
Posts: 2,111
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hell yeah.... car was fixed and sold for profit long ago. Intake gasket fixed the issue.
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October 25th, 2007, 09:30 AM
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Electric Sheep
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Join Date: May 2006
Location: Ohio
Posts: 881
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Quote:
Originally Posted by jadkar
hell yeah.... car was fixed and sold for profit long ago. Intake gasket fixed the issue.
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October 19th, 2010, 01:28 AM
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Fresh Meat
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Join Date: Oct 2010
Posts: 4
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Quote:
Jadcar wrote:
Question is I have been told the intake manifold gaskets on these engines are shit and that they go. I was also tod the intake has oil and antifreeze running through it so when the gaskets go the fluids mix. I have no idea why an intake would have oil running through it though...... is this true??
Second, I have a feeling I'm just gonna have to suck it up and do the head gaskets. Are they a pain in the ass?? Are there any tricks or things I need to look out for??
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When i had that problem with my intake manifold, i decided to buy a new head gasket kit. And fixed the problem myslef. 
Last edited by mike6187; October 19th, 2010 at 07:51 PM..
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